Building a Shed Roof - Plans to Help You With This Complex Project

When you are ready to build your shed roof youOne very important thing to remember is safety is
must keep in mind especially if you live where youthe number one thing when working on a roof, never
get snow fall, that your roof must be able totry to sheet a roof on a windy day and never on
withstand some very heavy loads, and if you do buildyour own, you should even have help putting up the
it properly then your shed roof will do it's job andtrusses,a gust of wind knocking you off a roof while
protect the contents of your shed for years toholding a 5/8' sheet of plywood is not a pleasant
come.experience.
When you purchase your set of shed plans then youIf you live in an area with heavy snow fall then the
should check them to see if they adhere to the localbest thing to do is use a design that has a very
building codes, particularly the roof design becausesteep pitch which will make snow removal much
this is something you do not want to scrimp on, andeasier. Accumulated snow on a roof can be
the lumber store can even cut and assemble yourthousands of pounds that causes a lot of stress on
trusses for you.your shed roof and the walls of your shed as well.
When the roof trusses are delivered to your house,When installing your roof shingles, choose good
the first thing you need to do is mark the top platequality shingles that has a 20 year warranty, plus a
of the shed wall with pencil marks every 24 inchgood idea is to try and match the color of the
centers and the same on the opposite wall and thenshingles on the roof of your house which will be
you can start putting up the trusses using nails to toemore pleasing to the eye and if you belong to a
nail them in place, when they are all secured then nailbuilding association then don't find out the hard way
on your 5/8 inch plywood and cover with tar paperthat this is something you have to do.
and finally your shingles.